Combined type-writing and computing machine.



G. o. QEGENER. y COMBINED TYPE WRITING AND COMPUTING MACHINE.

yAPPLICATION FILED FEB. 3. I`9I2.-

Patented Nov.v 20, 1917.

SHEETS-suur l.

y,ATTORNEY s; o. DEGENER. COMBINED TYPE WRITING AND COMPUTING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 3. I9l2.

Patend Nov. 20, 1917.

42 SHEETS--SNEET 2.

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Fig. 3 is a detached vertical section throu h one of the computing heads,'show ing tgerelative arrangement oft'he parts' thereof.

Fig. 4 is a horizont'al section showing the actuator for rotating thegoverning mechanism shaft. f

Fig. 5 is a skeleton perspective view of the governing mechanism, and showing its a connection with the bichrome shift, whereby.th`e color of the ribbon in typewriting4 Fig. 9 isa detail plan view showing an-v other view yof the form shown in Fig. 8.`

Fig. l0 is a detail horizontal sectional view of the gearing for the tens-carrying mechanism.

Fig.11 is a perspective view of kone of the controlling disks, showingthe same in Y the fom of a blank. l

Referring more particularly to the separate parts of the .invention as embodiedin the form shown in the drawings,1 indicates numeral t keys, and 2, letter keys,1.'which l actuate1through the intermediary of `bell cranks 3., ltype-bars. 4 toj throw the latter against-the frontsideof a platen lfmounted on a carriage 6, which in-turn travels `on one or moreprails 7. under the control of an escapementrmechanism indicated in general by the numeral'8. i f

Eachof the numeral keys, aswill `be seen by reference to Fig. 7, onibeing depressed,

pulls down on a link 9 so as torock a bell Y crank 10 drawing on .a link 12 whichis `connected at its opposite end to'swing alever 13, so asnto plunge one ofa series of ]acks 14 against one of a series of pins 15 loosely mounted in Ta valuating wheel'7 16.

The valuating wheely 16 is held against i rotation one lof the pins `previously projected, eing in ,engagement-with an. escapement wheel 17 secured tothe same shaft 18 as another escapement wheel 19, which in Y turn is held from rotation by engaging with one vof a pair ofvdetent -lugs20 on a rock shaft 21. `Therock, shaft 21, is oscillated at eachidepression "of ay numeralkey 1. by means of a collar 22 which is'actuated by all 0f the levers 13. 4which engage therewith, againstvthe-tenson Die Spring 23- The collar 22 in turn swings slever 24 which lconnected to the rock shaft 21 through the intermediary of a link 25 andan arm `26 on the rock shaft 21.

The valuating wheel 16 when thus permitted to rotate, also in turn permits the rotation of a gear 27 mountedonfthe same shaft as the valuating wheellG, which gear meshes with the gear 28-on a shaft 29 having at its front end a bevel gear 30. The bevel gear 30 is normally under a tendency to rotate,- due to a drive from a motor 3l of gears 33 and 34, and which is also con- Y nected to the bevel gear 30 by means of a bevel ear 35.

The evel gear 3Q also meshes on its oppo- 'y site side with a bevel gear 36 on a shaft 37 having a bevel gear 38 meshing with a bevel gear 39 on a shaft 40. The shaftv 40 is for the purpose of driving certain actuable elements of a plurality 'of computing heads 41 and 42, which lin'thls instance are the master wheels, one of which is indicated at 43 in Fig. 3. t y

l Each vof the master wheels 43 is splined onto a shaft 44, so that it can be rotated by the shaft 44 and yet is free to slide longitudinally through aV series of computing wheels 45 arranged side by sidecoaxially with the shaft 44. v

, Eachof these computing wheels 45 is -f provided'with inwardly projecting teeth Vforming internal gears 46` which mesh` with the master wheel 43. The computing wheels 45 are also provided with external yteeth forming external gearsk 47 meshing with gears 48 carrying dial, or numeral bearing wheels 49 which are adapted to successively exhibit the numerals thereony through an aperture 50 in the computing head casing 51. Each of4 the master wheel shafts 44, as will berseen byreference to Figs. l and2, are providedrespectively inthe case of the computing heads 41 and 42 with bevel gears 52 and 53 meshing with pairs of oppositely facing bevel gears loosely mounted-on the shaft 40. These latter gears which are adapted to drive the master wheel shafts in either direction, areindicated by the numerals 54, 55, 56 and 57. Interposed between each pair of the bevel gears meshing with thel bevel` gears 52 and 53, there `are provided clutches 57 and 58snlined onto the shaft 40, so as to be each shiftable into one of three Y positions. correspondingto a connection of either one of a pair of gears 1n driven relation with theshaftzt), andfwith a position mm .el e. pain. .from drivengmlwionlwith shaft-4.0. f fi' f immuyenemmpleteremtinngofa @amput- It is. essential. efompiitiixg ing. wheel] nifl-oww deneminatmna eem- .exem En there: isi pmyided. a' ftensjermyingiriiec. "amseqifiindimted magenml b y #glie .ni-umili; 519i;y which. formano .p xirt .ethis mventwn; ...audigy will netib speeieally de.-

rotation land directioni .fza lnetaitiinhfor@ a f I i parsfofilbevel.

fthe'driying np-ki'siite diriectionmf f l yr. phting s in? indicated v`nigeneriil bij the .numeral 62.

i irespeetivelyyfby thewnumei'uls 6.3i 'andi-64. alsgmesh''with andi.6Af toyaffjeonnection. with either.. mie of th gearszalcprresponding. te mit ebeveltgesirs and-Main "gea i f ,inlqledlrectio andfmilllsliipidl inem .rtlieumetur .byi being@ connected in .jdfrivfk ing innlatipnewith the ,.fshah32;:.thoughffthe intermediaryef a shaft 72, which .iboiilf .li vel.l

vThe pmipnseyof vlirhezfclutch 'i #het `timey che chit-dires '58 IandiV "T1 "are "shiftedicncbmitantly f ivqnmlly moimted y y L itielf'lexzexfefincludes ch imperiumdv f mspmmgwimiiwdmmcm.Qfmih and@ they; :airel vboth rovidedwwith ylieimelfgeersf.;wsimilmj .toy the` `sind` are indicated.. in

`nelu'tiwe .the/nete, whiclifi's' take flip) by e '.tn'giethei. fwiiglithe: clutches; ferm.. continuing mechenisms; which. are :individuali m; emph .mpiitmg heaibyand when ehiftech.. dement-' "@Inioljderv mechanisms maybe. adwetiedeonicemtant'ly, f i

.theii by thgmumeml 86,1. ..1111 i thlsfmstan5-o'f-1ai `sluit 87 having.: shiftferisi n...tefeapl1-f f-iiismsifeiweaehfef hemmpmm f Hinder.. side ofithe i key leyet".

which vided with;v ef. supplementary ghwihg 79 as at 83, and,havingfailntedfiotml spniiig 84g. Y.

. The; supplementary levers 1 82,.r aref likewise Gonneted tolthe: clutches@ smdi 1. .by menge ef' pins engeging. .itilgnnnularr gi'nmes. m

.felutches 7,(1ndf17ili. :fThe compeintedevers mina@ @he state of.: the; associated. zcemipubpg ingineiitiralpml y i smtliatialluftlieieemputing liendeimalmhive v stateeemlledzfib'therieametimieinnl. f inlom e: single peinte there 'is Upmvidedm governing. meehanim: .indicated in generell` whiehfisfshown teeonsit ..0n the` Shaft; in appr the eontiipllingh mech.

or, the puvpse fein rotating sbieftg 851 tatingifin the .oppnsii-,e diaieixtn'irji.`

'Ilo rheld the; pente of the 1 onefmmy .30 1111i; enga gementwith g euh anthem... them is il. .Splim g. ieneirlmgiihe.;sheifty87, eud

"he-genumi i .returnwfmitfedepiiessed position,. there is] 1 f `ipvhllnh engages' the i `Fprfthepaure' .redetermined mime#- f provided.; wg... .spring d... as ,t0 adding? subtmetiiig i .orf f y or marked out from the ribbon 112 isecolored pre i to the shaft 87. Each of these disks when the machine is sold, has tongues 102 divided body of. thedisks by'scissuresn so that the salesman in setting up the machine for the buyer, can bend-the tongues down from a position on `a level ,with the body of the d1sk, to a projecting position, such that it will come in engagement kwith one of the pins 103 and 104secured respectively tothe composite levers 77 and 78of the computing heads-41 and 42.

f The'ton ues 102 on the u per disk are projected ownwardly towar the apposite face ofthe lower disk,.and the tongues kon the lower disk are pro'ected upwardly toward the bottom face o the upperdisk.

The, tongues en each disk may adjust the. aociated composlte levers to two positions corresponding to two states of the associated computin'gfhead. The disks when taken-to#- -gether control, with their tongues, the-'adjusting of the associated ycomposite"levanto .three positions corresponding'to the three states of the accordanticomputing head;` j

In order to accomplish this, the ends of l j 4the tongues on each ydisk are bent out to 'either one of two positions at different distances vfrom the body ofthe disk if they are bent out .at all. By thls arran ement, the pins 103` and 104 can be shifte backwardly and'forwardly'or not` shiftedk at each successive rotation of the shaft 87, due to the depression of thevkey lever 95.

Inasmuch as means are to be disclosed in this case :for controlling the color ofthe ribbon of the typewritingmechanism from the governing mechanism, it lwould be well to briefly describe the ribbon shiftingfmech-` anismat this point. bars `v4 swings rearwardly to strike the platen v5. it comes into engagement with a universe.v bar .105, as will be more Vclearly seen by reference to Fig. 5, so as to force the latter rearwardly, carrying withlit an actuating frame 106 whichcarries 'slotted e'rs 109, 110, one of which will en eon'eof a kpair of .pins 107, lo'mitediat"?"y yrentielevations on apivotally mountedlever 108,

' soa'slto swing said lever different amounts;

according to whichoffthe pair of slotted .ears 109-and 110 is Vinlengaugement with corresponding p'i11-'107.`v p j The lever 108 vibrates a shifter 111,

` which carries atits upper end a lli-colored ribbon 112,1 so a'sto swing the latter in front of theft'ype on the ty e bars 4. y'l'.his erably redand As Veach of the typeblack,v and thecolor which comes in front 65 of the typel onthety'pe` bar'will be determined by the position of the slotted ears` '109 and 110 relative to the pins 107.

Ears 109 and 110while connected `to move rearwardly with the frame 106, are movable transversely of saidfframe' by means oflav bar 113 which is connected to an arm 114 on arock shaft 115. t 1 In the ordinary operation of changing the color of the ribbon, the shaft "115 may be rocked in one vor the other direct-ion b either one` of a pair `of keys-116and1117 `secured totheopposite ends vofra. lever 118 secured on the shaft 115.`

To cause the yoscillation. of the shaft 115 to bring theredV portion of the ribbon 112r `up infront of theftype on the actuatedvtype bar when certain Astatesof one or' bothofV the computing heads are determined bythe governing mechanism, there yis provided on `the shaft` 87 a collar 119, which carries one or more pins 120 located in .register .with such of the tongues as will vshift the controlling mechanism, to a position correspending to the'subtracting state of the accordant computing head.: I

Eachof the pins 120, as will lbeseenby reference toaFig. 6, will come, -duringthe rotation zo theshaft 87,v intoicontact with tlieent'lfofar bell crank lever1s121, so as to lrock "the'fsame andA thereby? shifta. thrust f'meansof an arm 123.

to .thewshaftY 115 by Thisy movement will cause the ear 1l0toy come'finto coperation with `the lower pin 107, sothat the shifting frame 106 will have ashorter leveragev when actuated by one of the type bars 4,- and thus move the shifter 111 farther up `than'normally, tobrin the lower or red half ofthe ribbon 112'in rontof the activer type`A on the type bars* uw In the modified form ofshifter shown inV Figs. 8 and- 9, each of the disks is provided with a lurs'rli `of openingsmlocated in spaced r ationv rom each other, into which may be detachablyfsecured frusto-conical pegs 4'124 by havim'ga screw-threaded ref duced.` portionwlfIQ engaging the Vscrewthreaded openings whiclrare indicated at 126. These p e124, asfwill be seen by refl erence'to the ull and dotted lines in Fig. 8, are of two heights, 'so thateach shifting diskv will. be. capable ofcontrolling the movement of the eoniposite-levers77 and 78 to two positions-,Has "in the case of the disks 100 and 101. The pegs 124 similarly tothe tongues 102,V project mward-lytoward the f apposite disk.

` Whether the them after they have been shifted by-any pegs or the tongues VareV used, `they are locatedy at sufficient distances fromeach yother Atctenable the pins 103 and 104to occupy `amentirely..free. space between one of the tongues, so that the composite levers 7T and 78 will be free to move so as to control the state of the associated computing head after the governing mechanism has determined the state of said computing head. That is to say, the partial rotation of t-hesha-ft 8T Vis determined by the detent 99 to such ain extent, and the position of tlie tongues 102 on the disks 101 'relative to the shaft 87 is such,- tliat each tongue Fin coming into 4engagement vwith one of 'the pins -103 or 104 will pass from a 4position free andy clear of saidY pins tihfiough a' position "of contact with said pins, rand atteihaving 'adjusted' said pins, will move to al position -f-iee vand clear of said' pins, permitting said pins and the connected levers to mo've -independent vof any movement of thc governingA mechanism including the Shifters with their leiiedE tongues.-

Va'ria-t'ions may be' resorted `to Within the scope of the invention, and Vportions of th'e improvements may be used Without others."

Having xthus described my invention,

' claim:

1. The combination Witlr a -com'piit'i'ng head, of a` s'liifte'r for determining 'the state of saidy computinghead comprising a 'shaft and u disk on said shaft, said disk haif'ing-la tongue projecting from one side thereof.

2. The combination with a computing head, ofV a.l shifter for determining the stare of said computin head comprising a` shaft and a disk on said shaft, said disk having a tongue of variable ei'ect projecting therefrom.

3i The combination with acomputing headi-of :i shifter for determining the state of said computing head, including a disk hav-ing a plurality of tongues bent to different-distances frointhe body-'oft the disk.

4l The combination with'A computing head, of controlling mechanism for deter'- miningtli'e state of saidcom'putir'ig` head, a

shifter for positioning said' controlling mechanism inoludin a pair of spaced disks with means projecting from a'ppositefaces of said ldisks forengaging with said control ling'finechanism.

5.- The combination with a coniptifi'g" head, i of controlling mechanism for" deter-4 mining'the sta-te of said computing head Shifter' fol" POSi'tioriing said controlling? mechanism includingia plir of Sp-(ed disks..

withV meansproj'ecting from :appositel faces of said-disksffor engagingwith' said coni trolliiigi mechanism, and' liaviiigf! tongues bend-a hlel fromf a1 position in' th'" pian es of said disks to projecting positions cipabl'eof engagement with sind cmmiiingf meentmsmv V eine; @mimmo-mi irene,-

shifter for positioning siid 'controlling mechanism including a p'air of spaced disks` with means projecting from apposite faces oit' said disks for engaging with said controlling mechanism, and lia'iin'g tongues pro# jectiii'g toward the alpposite disk to operate sa'i'd lcontrolling mechanism.

7. rlfhe combination with a computing head, of controlling mechanism foi 'determining the state of lsaid comlpu'tifg li''a'd, sli'i'fte'r for positioning' sai'd "control-ling mecli'anism iiicl-udinig a I-p'air of sp'a'ced disks`1 withl means projecting fi'o'rii 'apposite' of safitl'disl'tsV for engaging with s'ildcci'trl'- ling mechanism, and halvii'ig ton'gu'es project-l ing toward the appo'site'disl'r to'o'peiat" s'id contiollni'g inechaiiisiinf, fand 'aiaii'ged spaced iite'rials 's'uiliciently g'rt'to enable` o'ach' of 'said vton'g'ues to'cl'e'a'r siid co'ntilling mechanism after iliaviiig adljlus'td the' saine.

s. The combinacion with a- 'computing head,- of controlling' mechanism' for deter-V mining the Seite of said computing llene, vir shifter for positioning sva'id fco'iitio'lliii'gr mechanism including :iv pair ofl spc'ddisks" With means projecting from apposite"fii'ces of 'said disks' for engaging' with said"cr'i" trolling* mechanis`1n',-and havingtongs'pioject'ing toward the apposite dis'l t'o operate said controlling mecha nisi'i; andl arrangeiit spaced intervals' sufficiently @greet-ifo eiaoie" each of said tongue'sto'clearl sad'cotilliig mechanism after having adjusted tlivsiii, an actuator for inov'ings'aid shifter", i'id means' for deterininingv the ek'teilt of'mve ment of said shifter by said actit'o'ij. V

a The combination with computing head, OfcOntr'Olling 'i'echfni'sin1 for' deter"-r mining the-seite of saidcoiptiiighed,

be imfinifnfraten` tov other state' une:

thatN determined by the lasiindrementdfsaid Vfi'iai'- intimen-iai to enen femminile-Beiro, a sniffer having a segment gear meshing With said frstimentioned gear, whereby said shaft may be rotated by said key lever, a ratchet wheel secured to said shaft, and a detent on said key lever engaging said ratchet wheel to stop the movement of said key lever and also to lock said shaft against further rotation.

12. The combination with a plurality of computin heads, of controlling mechanisms individua to each computing head, a shifter for each controlling mechanism, a shaft for joining said shifters to move in unison, a ratchet clutch on said shaft, a gear loosely mounted on said shaft, a ratchet clutch on said gear for. connectingr said gear in driving relation with said shaft While moving in one direction, and a key lever having a segment gear engaging said first-mentioned gear to rotate said shaft.

13. The combination with a plurality of computing heads, of controlling mechanisms individual4 to cach computing head, a shifter for each controlling mechanism, a shaft for joining said Shifters to-move in unison', a ratchet clutch on said shaft, a gear Aloosely mounted on said shaft, a ratchet clutch on said gear for connecting said gear in driving relation with said shaft While moving in one direction, akey lever having a 'segment gear engaging said first-mentioned gear to rotate said shaft, and a spring for returning said key lever after having been actuated.

14. The combination with a computing head, `of a controlling mechanism for governing the ,state of said computing head, a. shifter for adjusting said controlling mechanism, a .shaft for rotating said shifter, a gear loosely-mounted-on said shaft, a one- 1 Way clutch connection between said gear and said shaft, and a key lever having a segment gear meshing with said first-mentioned gear.

' 15. The combination with a computing head, of a controlling mechanism for governing the state of said computing head, a shifter for adjusting said controlling mechanism, a shaft for rotating;t said shifter, a locking ratchet on said shaft, means for rotating said shaft, and a detent brought into engagement with said ratchet after a predetermined rotation of said shaft.

16. The combination with a computing head, of a. controlling mechainsm for governing the state of said computing head, a shifter for adjusting said controlling mechanism, a shaft for rotating said shifter, a locking ratchet on said shaft., means for rotating said shaft, and a detent brought into engagement withsaid ratchet by the. move ment of a certain part of said means to'stop the rotation of said shaft after a predetermined movement thereof,

. 17.., The combination with a computing head, of controlling mechanism for governing the state of said computing head, aV shifterl for said controlling mechanism, a shaft for rotating said shifter, a pin connected to said shaft, means for rotating said shaft, ribbon mechanism, a chromatic shift for said ribbon mechanism, and connections whereby said chromatic shift may be operated b v said pin.

18. The combination-with a computing mechanism,l ofa shifter for governing'the state of said computing mechanism. havinor a series offiex-ible members determiningdif` ferent statesof sa-id computing mechanism, said iiexible members being bendable to change their position vand thus change the state which they control.

V19. The combination -with a computing head. of governing mechanism for determining the state of saidcomputing head, said governing mechanism including a disk having parts displaced-from the face thereof to determine the character. of .control of said govrning mechanismlover said computing hea ,20. Ina computing machine, -a state-controlling member for controlling the state of a computing mechanism-as to addition, subtraction,` or remaining neutral, comprising a blankin the-form of a stamped disk having parts adapted to be displaced to determine the character of control to be exercised by said disk.

21. The combination with a computing mechanism. of a governing mechanism for affording different predetermined states of Said computing mechanism. said governing mechanism including a metal sheet Warped at different points to-correspond with different .states of said computing mechanism.

22. The combination 4with a typewriting mechanism including a bi-chrome mechanism for enabling the-printing ina plurality of colors, of a computing mechanism, a governing mechanism for determining the states of said computing mechanism, .means for operating said bi-chrome mechanism from said governing mechanism, to vary the color of printing with different states deter-l mined by said governing mechanism, and means for stopping said governing mechanism'after any operation of said bi-chrome mechanism, in a positionfree and clear of said computing mechanism, so that said computing mechanism can be adjusted to a state other than that determined-by said governing mechanism, for the particular color brought into play by said bi-chrome mechanism.

23. The combination with computing mechanism, of shifting means for controlling thestate of said computing mechanism, and-governing` .mechanism for said shifting means including amember having a plurality of piiablc ton es each forcibly adjnstcomputing mechanism, and alterablekk osito' t nbleto anyone o a number of positions to its controlling actionv of .said computing" 424:. The combination with" `computing saidr computing `mechanism havinga semi- Wimy H.` GEY, v rigid form `to determine ccrtainstates of said Lom'izz` F.' Piu'rzL,v

` i `maniero! thu paient may bc obtained for. ive cents each, by addressing the @commissioner `of Intent.

determine predeterminedly a given series of mechanism by a forcible displacementkof its states ofsaid computing' mechanism or a parts.

cycleof computing onerations.- j, GUSTAV O DEGENER" mechanism, of statte-controlling means for v"Witnesses: 1 i

Washington, D. C." 

